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2025
| TERM 2 | |
| Friday 13th June | School Assembly 2.45 Stadium |
| Tuesday 17th June | Parent Information Session for SEA Grades 5 & 6 |
| Wednesday 18th June | Grades 5 and 6 Market Day |
| Thursday 19th June | Grades 5 & 6 SEA session 1 |
| Friday 20th June | Highland Dancing Concert in stadium ( details to come ) Bogan Bingo ( P&F event ) |
| Thursday 26th June | Grades 5 & 6 SEA session 2 |
| Friday 27th June | Grades 5 & 6 Winter Sports Gala Day 2 School Assembly 2.45 |
| Tuesday 1st July | The Silly Scientist Show incursion G3 to G6 12.10 Foundation to Grade 2 begins at 2pm |
| Thursday 3rd July | Grades 5 & 6 SEA session 3 |
| Friday 4th July | Future Career Dress up theme for End of Term 2, 2.30 pm Dismissal |
| TERM 3 | |
| Monday 21st July | Term 3 begins for staff and students |
| Tuesday 22nd July | Foundation Nurse visit |
| 30th July - 1st August | Grades 3 & 4 Camp : Phillip Island Adventure Resort |
| Friday 8th August | Grade 1 incursion 9 - 1pm |
| Monday 11th August | Foundation Fire Brigade visit |
| Tuesday 12th August | House Athletics ( Grades 3 - 6 ) |
| Wed 13th - 19th August | Lilyvale Sister School Visit |
| Monday 18th August | Foundation Fire Brigade visit |
| Wednesday 20th August | Full day Production rehearsal at Yarra Valley Grammar Evening Production Night A & Leading cast |
| Thursday 21st August | Evening Production Night B & Leading cast |
| Monday 25th August | Senior Hooptime ( Grades 5 & 6 ) |
| Wed 27th August | Book Week whole school incursion |
| 1- 5th September | Foundation - G2 Swimming lessons |
| Wednesday 3rd Sept | Father's and Carer's Day Stall |
| Thur 4th September | District Athletics |
| Friday 12th September | Daytime Disco |
| 15th - 17th September | Grade 5 and 6 camp: YMCA Anglesea Discovery Camp |
| Friday 19th September | End of Term 3, 2.30 pm Dismissal |
| TERM 4 | |
| Monday 6th October | Start of Term 4 (sun hat term) |
| Friday 7th November | P&F Colour Run |
| Tuesday 11th November | Grade 2 Day Camp Remembrance Day |
| Thu 28th November | Celtic Christmas Concert (Highland dance and Kalinda Choir) |
| Tue 9th December | DET Foundation 2026 & G6/Yr 7 Transition Day |
| Thu 11th December | Kalinda Carols (after-school ) TBC time |
| Friday 19th December | End of Term 4, 1.30pm Dismissal |
2026 Foundation Transition Dates
- Friday 14th of November 2025: 9:30am - 10:45 am
- Friday 21st of November 2025: 9:30am - 10:45am
- Friday 28th November 2025: 9:30 am - 10:45am
- Friday 5th of December 2025: 9:30 am - 10:45am
- Tuesday 9th December 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm
The 2026 Foundation Information Night for parents will also be held on Tuesday 9th December.
Future dates
2026 future dates for Kalinda families
MSP Whole School Photo Day Tuesday 17th March 2026
2026 Grades 3 & 4 camp 4 - 6 November
NAPLAN ( Grades 3 & 5 only) 11– 23 March
Special Days in June and July for all families
June
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 3 Jun | Shavuot | Shavuot is a Jewish celebration of Moses’s descent from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. It is the second of the Jewish pilgrim festivals. Some Jews refrain from working on Shavuot. |
| 3 Jun | Mabo Day | The Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision on 3 June 1992, providing legal recognition that Indigenous people have a special relationship with the land. This decision paved the way for land rights known as native title. Mabo Day celebrates the life of activist Eddie Koiki Mabo. |
| 8 June | Pentecost | A festival where Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter. The name comes from the Greek pentekoste, which means ‘fiftieth’. |
| 4 – 9 Jun | The Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia | On specific days of the Islamic month of Zu Al-Hijja, millions of Muslims from around the world congregate in the Prophet’s birthplace of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Hajj is obligatory for all Muslims who have the means to undertake it. |
| 15 – 21 Jun | Refugee Week | Refugee Week is celebrated around the country. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the success of refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australian society. |
| 6-10 Jun | Eid al Adha | The Eid al Adha means Feast of Sacrifice and commemorates the ordeal of Ibrahim (Abraham), who was asked to sacrifice his only son to prove his faith to Allah (God). The timing of this event is subject to the sighting of the moon) and runs for three to four days. |
| 20 Jun | World Refugee Day | This day honours refugees and celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. |
| 20 Jun | Matariki | Matariki is a New Zealand national holiday to celebrate the first rising of the Pleiades star cluster. This marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar. |
| 27 Jun | Al Hijri (Islamic New Year) | second-holiest. According to the lunar or Islamic Calendar, Al Hijri (Al Hijrah in Arabic) is the Islamic New Year observed on the first day of Muharram. Muharram is the Islamic Calendar’s first month of the year and is the second-holiest month after Ramadan. |